People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 453 Little Yellow Hair: Collect all the treasure chests but miss one? I can’t stand it!
"Thank you all for coming to participate in this snow mountain exploration organized by the Adventurers' Association and the Order."

"Thanks to the strong support of the Order of the Lords, in addition to the treasure chests generated by the earth veins, many treasure chests have been artificially placed in the area designated for this selection as prizes for participants."

"After the time limit of this challenge is over, we will distribute rewards to everyone by counting the number of special marks in the treasure chests, and invite those who are willing to go deeper into the snow mountain."

Ahead of the snow-covered road, there is an adventurer's camp that looks a bit simple.

At the front of a large group of contestants, Yuxia, who has always been the person in charge of exploration in the snow mountain area, is explaining the rules to all participants.

Although every exploration in Mondstadt's history had not yielded any major discoveries, and even those fully armed teams that climbed the snow-capped mountains suffered heavy losses,

But this time, because of the return of the Four Winds Guardian, the legendary Wolf of the North Wind will provide blessings to the challengers, and the safety is greatly increased.
"—— Let me emphasize again, please don't be surprised if you see a huge silver-white giant wolf in the snowy mountains. It is the follower of the North Wind Wolf and will bring the contestants back safely if they are in danger.
They are friendly and will not interfere with exploration under normal circumstances. If a player is in poor condition and wants to give up the competition, he or she can actively ask for help from the giant wolf he or she encounters. "

There are many things to note and rules about exploration.
From the location of the emergency resource point, the scope of this exploration area, to the recently discovered snow mountain wild boars that are protected as endangered species by scholars of the Order Institute.
She thought that it was not too cautious to be too cautious when exploring the snowy mountains. After Yuxia explained everything she thought she should explain,
Looking at the adventurers who were clearly impatient, he took a deep breath and gave the order to start:
"——That's all I have to say. Now that everyone is ready, let's get started!"

"——The history and secrets in the snowy mountains have been dormant for too many years. On behalf of the association, I wish you all the best. I hope your exploration can unveil the mystery of this land of ice and snow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the staff behind him opened a path for them to move forward.

Yuxia looked at the blonde girl and her companions who had rushed to the front the moment the signal was given, fearing that they would fall behind.
Because she could feel the passion for exploration that came from the heart, she shook her head with a subtle expression, as if she saw herself when she first embarked on the adventure.

At the same time, inside the snow mountain.

Different from the bustling scene of tourists gathering at the foot of the mountain, it is unexpectedly deserted in the depths of this silver mountain.

As the cold wind blew, the snow and ice that had not melted for thousands of years piled up on the tops of the fir trees and mint, freezing the surface of the lake into a thick layer of ice.

Beside the huge crimson tree tightly wrapped in ice, a silver-white snow fox occasionally peeks out from a hidden place, looking at the strange boy in front with a little curiosity and vigilance.

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Looking at the entrance of the snow mountain from a distance, Lin Feng knew that the contestants were beginning to enter the snow mountain in groups.

Although there are quite a few explorers this time, Lin Feng is not worried that they will interfere with his actions because most people do not have the means to use the power of the deep red stone to melt the unmeltable ice.

"Heh, I don't know if the little yellow-haired girl can accurately step on the special treasure chest I prepared for her.
Although there are some ingredients in the treasure chest, I have clearly written the consequences of opening it on the side."

The snow mountain area is very large, and Lin Feng is not sure whether the little yellow-haired boy can find the hidden portal to the secret realm.

But it doesn't matter even if she doesn't step on it. After all, there are many places that can only be reached by the little yellow-haired girl with maximum physical resistance. There is no shortage of opportunities to give her an Abyss Princess Experience Card.

He shook his head and brought his thoughts back to the work at hand.
Lin Feng looked at the plant in front of him, which had just grown with the help of dragon blood after he removed the fragments of the sky nail. In the game, it was called the "Honeysuckle Tree".

After thinking for a moment, I remembered where this thing came from:

".I remember that in ancient times, Mondstadt was covered in ice and snow, and the original civilization on the snowy mountain existed with the help of an ancient silver-white tree."

"Later, after the ancient tree connected to the earth vein died, the princess of Shalfindnir tried to take a new branch from the ancient tree and graft it, but ultimately failed."

He looked up at the dead tree remains around him, and felt the source of power in the new bud.
After Lin Feng thought about the causes and consequences of the demise of the Snow Mountain Civilization, he suddenly didn't know what to say about this result:
"So, the law of nature has hammered down the nail, and the princess dreamed of Durin from the future."

“But after the civilization perished, the ancient trees that had been killed by the law of nature eventually regained their life force thanks to the purified vitality of Durin.”

For a moment I didn't know what to say about such a fate.
Lin Feng felt the weak but still existing will in the new bud in front of him.

Closing his eyes, he also carefully felt the message the other party wanted to convey to him, the "savior".

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".Are you sad? Because the green land has turned to ice and snow, and the people you once sheltered, the priests who once sang your praises, and the girls who once painted beside you have all disappeared?"

".I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about that."

I felt the intense anger towards the injustice of the world and the overflowing sadness from a tree.

After Lin Feng felt the memories coming from the other party, he discovered that this was a plant similar to the King of Awakening Tree and could not be completely called a plant.

"The civilization of the Snow Mountain has perished, and no one survives now."

"And in order to prevent the outside world from repeating the mistakes of Fendnier in the past, I will introduce more cold air into this snowy mountain. The extreme cold may cause the existing life to die further."

".Hmm? You say it's okay?"

"Really? Because you no longer have any meaning to exist."

It was discovered that even though the tree was alive, it was still in a state of "it's okay to be alive, and it doesn't matter if it's dead."

Lin Feng was silent for a moment, and looked back at the snow ferrets and snow foxes that were tenaciously surviving in the current environment.

Recalling the mission of this ancient tree, he thought that perhaps he could provide a shelter for these little lives:

"——How about giving a favor? Protecting the little lives that still exist here."

"——Your form has been irreversibly changed by the influence of the Sky Nail and those life forces, but you have not lost the ability to make the surrounding environment warm.
So if there is still life in the snowy mountains in the future, then it is only possible to have you as the center."

".You said yes?"

"Okay, that's the deal then."

He nodded, confirming that the snow-capped mountains would not become a real forbidden zone for life due to the accumulation of cold air, but would probably become a paradise protected by wind and snow.

With expectations for the future ecology here, Lin Feng temporarily gave up the idea of ​​moving this thing away and letting it accompany the King of Awakening Tree.

".Your fruit? For me?" When he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a branch touching him from behind. Turning back, he saw a red fruit exuding vigorous vitality at the end of the branch.

I already knew how popular I was among these plants.
Lin Feng, feeling delicate, raised his hand to take the gift. He took a look at it and confirmed that this thing was just a condensation of pure life force, not the "Honeysuckle Fruit" in the game that could be used as a weapon.

"The fruit condensed from Durin's vitality? Well, Durin's poisonous blood is still not a good source of power even after being purified. It's not a bad thing to separate it."

"After this, the Snow Mountain's leylines will be completely separated from Mondstadt. When that time comes, I will help you reconnect with the leylines at a deeper level.

As a core of a land vein that does not belong to the Seven Kingdoms region, perhaps you have a chance to become the "world tree" of this snowy mountain. "

I accepted the gift and said goodbye to the giant tree behind me, which was gradually losing its red color and returning to its silvery white color.

Lin Feng thought that there seemed to be a remnant of an ancient civilization who had turned into a Hill King in the snow-capped mountains. He thought that if he met him, he could ask him if he was interested in returning to the ancient tree.

"Is this the Sky Nail from the Snow Mountain? As expected, after being infected by the power of 'Purification', the properties of this thing are very special."

There is no need to follow the process like in the game and find various red stones to melt the ice.
After Lin Feng confirmed the location of the fragments of the Sky Nail, he broke the surrounding ice and easily sent them back to the top of the mountain.

And when these things pieced themselves together into the familiar shape of a broken pillar,
For the first time, he finally had enough time to study the "Nail of Judgment" which had many uses in Tianli's hands.

".The few pieces of sky nails collected near the Layered Abyss were used to successfully create a five-star weapon called "Xi Zai".

After turning the rainforest into a desert, the remaining power can still be used by the Red King to build that beautiful eternal oasis.
This thing should have some unique uses besides hanging here."

I already know the location of many sky nails, but I still don't have a good way to use them.
I have tried to absorb the power above, but these powers are not only different from the Teyvat system, but also far from the core.
Although it is a good choice to knock out the materials and use them to make weapons for special attacks against the abyss, this is still not the best way to deal with it.
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"Hmm? The secret realm's teleportation device has been triggered?"

"Heh, little yellow-haired boy found the room with the hidden treasure chest so quickly?"

It was a little surprising that Ying and Paimon were so efficient in finding treasure chests.

Although I didn't have the bad taste to design the treasure chest into a treasure chest monster, I was still very curious about what they would do when faced with this cursed treasure chest with negative effects clearly written on it.

Lin Feng temporarily stopped what he was doing and shifted his attention over there, intending to observe the situation there from a distance.

At the same time, below the snow-capped mountains.

Even when exploring this extremely cold area, Ying and Paimeng, still wearing thin clothes, remained silent.

After looking at each other, some of them didn't know what to say, and looked at the secret portal in front of them with the words "Treasure Chest Inside" written on it.

"Uh, is this also a surprise prepared by the Adventurer's Association? But why does Paimon always feel that the sign above is a little subtle?"

After treading on the snowy mountain with a digging attitude, I don't know how I triggered this hidden mechanism.
After taking a series of treasure chests of different sizes, looking at the portal to the secret realm that appeared, even Paimon was unable to say anything because of the slogan above.

"Actually, I think it's more of a trap than a surprise."

"It's like lining up Mora on the ground so you can catch Paimon around the corner."

Next to the white-haired boy, a blonde girl tried to analyze rationally.
Although she seemed to know all this very well, she could not take a single step to leave here.

"——Ying, you haven't gotten much better, have you? Aren't you also completely reluctant to leave?!"

For treasure hunters, the visual impact of a large number of treasure chests gathered together is completely incomparable to that of a single treasure chest.

They just found so many treasure chests in one go. Even though the secret realm in front of them looked a little special, neither Paimon nor Ying were willing to just leave it to others.

"——Well, they put the entrance in such a hidden place, and gave us so many treasure chests. I don't think they would set any traps, right?"

Trying his best to convince himself, Paimon took a deep breath, and looked at Ying who was also trying hard to find a reason to go in, and finally made the same decision:
"——Ah, never mind! If this is really a trap, Paimon will only be sad for a short time!"

"If I just leave like this today, then every time I see a treasure chest, Paimon will definitely think of what happened this time!"

It's a bit like the feeling of catching fish at sea before. If you keep fighting with those fish, you won't be too sad even if the fishing line is broken.

But if they have to give up a big fish after pulling it for a long time, they will feel unwilling no matter how many times they think about it.
"Well, let's go in and take a look. I don't think anyone would use so many treasure chests to play a prank.

Even if there really is some dangerous secret place like a monster projection inside, it is not completely impossible for us to solve it. "

In most cases, he could deal with problems rationally, but when faced with a situation where he had found a large number of treasure chests but had missed the most precious ones, Ying felt that this was exactly the situation he could not tolerate the most.

Taking a deep breath and preparing for the battle, Ying activated the elemental force amplification device on his body without hesitation, and stepped into the portal resolutely with Paimon beside him.

"Uh, there really is a treasure chest? And it's this big?"

"Although there is no monster, there seems to be a sign next to it."

He looked at the huge golden treasure chest on the platform in front of him with a confused look on his face.

My hand was already on the treasure chest, but I tried hard to suppress the urge to open it.
Paimon looked at the very conspicuous sign next to him, and finally read it out unconsciously:
".For those who come later: This is a trapped chest. Although the treasures in the chest are extremely valuable, when you open the chest, you will be entangled by the abyss aura. Before the aura dissipates, it will become easier to attract various monsters with abyss attributes.

If the challenger who comes to the secret realm is willing to give up this treasure chest with the highest value, then there will be no cost for taking the previous treasure chests."

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He instantly understood what this hint meant, and Paimon, whose hand had already been placed on the treasure chest, felt extremely complicated.
After reading the two sentences on the sign that said "extremely high value" and "missing a most precious treasure chest",
She found that not only herself, but even Ying next to her had a subtle expression, and a struggle that was visible to the naked eye.

(End of this chapter)